? WEST BRANCH TOURNAMENT: The Bears went 4-1 Saturday to take second place at their own tournament Saturday.

In pool play, West Branch beat Highland 21-8, 21-7, English Valley 21-10, 21-7 and Central City 21-9, 21-14. The Bears knocked off Regina 26-24, 25-22 in the semifinal before falling to Eddyville-Blakesburg 26-28, 15-25 in the championship. Haley Poula had 29 kills and 10 blocks, Madison Russell had 31 digs, while Allyson Simpson had 49 assists and five aces.

"This was a very good learning experience for our young team," West Branch coach Josh Luakvsky said. "We competed very well throughout the day and made some strides in areas that we were lacking in the past two weeks. Playing Regina and Eddyville in bracket play has shown our weaknesses and areas we need to work on. There have been big strides made since we started practice and we believe that our ceiling is much higher than where we are at."

West Branch (4-1) will compete in the Grundy Center Quad on Tuesday.

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Clear Creek Amana wins Grinnell tourney

The Clear Creek Amana volleyball team won five games in a row and were crowned champions of the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday in Grinnell.